Despite the record setting number of handguns sold in California, the number of homicides has gone down significantly.

There has been a spike in gun sales for other states with an assault weapon ban, too. Both Connecticut and New York have witnessed a significant rise in the number of guns sold in their state.

The rate of homicides in the state of California is now at a 20-year low, according to state records. The number of accidental gun related deaths has also decreased. The rate of gun-related suicides has risen in 2014, but only slightly.